My school to have been very good about extensions, but whilst this can
work well as an undergraduate it isn't always true for postgraduates.
When you have the long summer holiday to do the work it it is all
right having extensions (assuming you can cope with losing the time
you might otherwise have spend doing paid work), but it isn't so
helpful after the end of the first semester of the year when you have
no time to get the work done before the start of semester two.
I often got doctors notes when I'd actually been off sick because of
my disabilities, but generally my school accepted that it just took me
longer to do the same work as it takes a non-disabled student and
granted extensions on that basis. My LEA accepted that I need more
time as an undergraduate and agreed that I could do 70% of my credits
each year and so take four years to do a three year degree. But as a
post-graduate my funding body will not give me extra time/money so
unless I finish on time I do so unpaid so it is no good my university
allowing extensions I can't afford to utilise. Also my university are
worried that they will be penalised if I take longer than four years
to complete my PhD as the guidelines say they can't count me as having
successfully passed unless I do so within four years and this affects
their future funding.
Emma
On 21/06/07, Ernst Trustram, Rosie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks to everyone who got back to me regarding extensions.
> While nobody has a policy of automatic extensions (this was discussed on a
> previous thread), some institutions do not offer any extensions at all.
> I am still stuck with how to make reasonable adjustments for students who
> may miss large amounts of classes, or who are unable to complete a lot of
> coursework or exams all at once. The student below seems to have an
> arrangement that I would like to be able to put into place for some of our
> students here, but as they mention, it is very ad-hoc and depends on the
> faculties, schools, departments, courses, down to individual lecturers.
>
> Rosie
>
> Disability and Dyslexia Support
> London South Bank University
>
>
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> Subject: Re: Deadline extensions
>
>
>
>
> I haven't heard of a maximum - but having looked at the guidelines I can
> access as a student, it's up to the School rather than there being a certain
> length of extension allowed (the University guidelines seem to go on about
> unexpected illness a lot, in a short term sense, whereas my School consider
> my issues to be social/disability related).
>
> For example, over the past two years of my course I have sat exams/submitted
> coursework for the first time during resit week (August/September) for one
> or two assignments to pace myself. This year I have been allowed to have an
> extension from the end of Semester 1 to the end of Semester 2 for one piece
> of work for similar reasons (pacing, library access, fact I work slower than
> everyone else and have had periods of being unwell/starting new drugs etc.).
> However, it appears that different Schools within the University have
> different rules - e.g. the School of Medicine requires 'formal evidence' for
> extensions over 2 weeks ( Doctor/Medical Certificate, Police Report, Court
> Letter, Solicitors Letter, Letter from Funeral Director, Copy of Death
> Certificate, Hospital Appointment, Insurance Document), which presumably may
> not work well if you have a chronic condition where the need for an
> extension is more disability-related than medical-related.
>
> Our Social Sciences School seems to have a very vague form with no evidence
> or supporting signatures required.
>
> My School appears to be in between the two, in that they require the
> signature of your tutor, programme lead and module lead (to state
> agreement), plus evidence which does not necessarily have to be formal.
>
> http://www.skill.org.uk/info/drc_guides/examinations_and_assessments.doc
> is a link to the DRC good practice guide, which does mention flexible
> coursework deadlines.
>
> I appreciate that there may be a feeling that students will use the time to
> produce 'better' work - so is it more about actually getting across the
> point that there are very good reasons for students needing a longer
> submission date?
>
> I think I'm grateful that I'm studying in a School where the staff have good
> appreciation of the biopsychosocial model of disability, rather than the
> medical model.
>
>
>
> On 17/05/07, Ernst Trustram, Rosie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Dear All,
> > Could you give me a rough idea of your institution's policy on
> > deadline extensions for students with disabilities.
> > We currently give students the opportunity to request an extension,
> > which is up to 2 weeks.
> > I am specifically interested in whether or not 2 week is the general
> > maximum for students with disabilities apart from dyslexia,
> > particularly people with progressive or unpredictable conditions which
> > can cause prolonged periods of illness.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Rosie
> >
> > Rosie Ernst Trustram
> > Disability and Dyslexia Support
> > Perry Library, 4 Bridge
> > London South Bank University
> >
> > 020 7815 6433
> >
> >
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